CT 201-230 Flashcards
Amiable
Friendly
Lethargy
laziness, sluggishness, indifference
Trepidation
Fear, apprehension
Desecrate
To pollute a holy place
Sycophant
one who sucks up to others
Tenet
A principle held as true
Tenacious
Persistent holding a belief
Furtive
Secretive
Supercilious
Snobbish; conceited; haughty;patronizing
Verbose
wordy; overly talkative
Hackneyed
lacking significance through being overused; unoriginal (A cliché)
Amass
To accumulate
Vehement
Urgent; Passionate
Assuage
To soothe; to pacify; to ease the pain of; to relieve
Prodigious
Extraordinary; enormous
Torpor
Sluggishness, inactivity; apathy
Innocuous
Harmless; innocent; safe
Pedestrian
Common; ordinary; dull; boring
Subtle
Not obvious; able to make final distinctions; ingenious; crafty
Prudent
careful; having foresight
retract
To take back; withdraw; pullback
facilitate
to make easier
Diffident
Timid; lacking in self confidence
Nullify
to do away with; invalidate; reverse; to make unimportant